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- California
- 2 kids: ages 6, 6
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iPhones, Apps, and Preschoolers
Your Comments:What's all this craziness with phones? I have an iPhone, but only because my company is paying for it. But, for kids? No way. They don't need to be in constant contact with their friends, i.e. texting or otherwise. Make a playdate, or go visit them at their house and play! I understand the attraction. I like video games too. But a "pay by the month" phone? Forget-a-bout-it. The only allowance I would make is if your child was going away to school in another state or country. But then again, take a few quarters with you and find a pay phone...
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Classroom Movie Mayhem
Your Comments:I think it is totally inappropriate the number of commercial movies shown in classroom under the guise of additional "educational material". In my day, seldom were we treated to a movie and then again it was mostly slides of sea shells, geologic formations, current events or news reels. This trend has reached kindergarten and to me simply implies that we have a lazy teacher who is looking for 2 and 1/2 hour break.
